Read the full judgment text of DCCJ 000301/1976 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment.
1. This is an action for slander brought by a husband (1st Plaintiff) and wife (2nd Plaintiff) against a woman who is a fellow villager of the Plaintiffs. No defence has been filed but application for summary judgment under Rule 22 of the District Court Civil Procedure (General) Rules (hereinafter referred to as the "General Rules") was refused by the Deputy Registrar on the grounds that the claim is outside the ambit of this Rule. This matter came before me for formal proof. The Defendant was a